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Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 2.11
Expert Witnesses Called by Court
When [name of court appointed expert witness] testified, I told you that [he] [she] was appointed by me. It is permissible for you to consider the fact that this witness has not been hired by either party in judging the weight to give that testimony. But you must not assume that because the court appointed this expert [his] [her] opinion is any more valid, honest or complete than the opinions of other experts who testified. The expert testified because I thought another opinion would be helpful to you, not because I thought one expert would be better than another. You, not I, must decide who to believe and how much weight to give to the expert testimony. You should decide on the basis of the testimony you have heard which expert opinions, if any, are persuasive.
History
Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions 2.11, dated Added 1999. Prepared by the Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee; published by the Alaska Court System. The Alaska Court System states that these instructions "have not been approved or promulgated by any court or the Alaska Bar Association."
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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